March 27, 2012
Coughlin contract extension coming soon from Giants
Last July, Tom Coughlin received a one-year contract extension to serve as head coach of the Giants through the 2012 season. At the time, Coughlin shrugged off any notion that...
McCarren Park Pool to re-open June 28
City officials confirmed yesterday that the long-awaited grand opening of Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Pool is June 28. Parks Department officials, however, shot down rumors that the Olympic size pool in...
Duda homers in Mets loss to Braves
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Lucas Duda homered and David Wright, in the lineup for a second straight day after making his spring debut Monday, had a sacrifice fly for the...
Upper West Side bus pick-pockets preying on elderly
Buses riding through the Upper West Side have become prime preying grounds for pick-pockets targeting the elderly, The Post has learned. The callous crooks have robbed 11 senior straphangers on...
Balotelli crashes Inter press conference
MILAN -- Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli gatecrashed an Inter Milan news conference Tuesday as new manager Andrea Stramaccioni was being introduced to the Italian media. Stramaccioni was promoted from...
Thug who allegedly pushed student onto subway tracks arrested in Brooklyn
The thug who allegedly started the subway brawl that led to the death of a Queens college student Friday was arrested this afternoon in Brooklyn, authorities said. Ryan Beauchamp, 33,...
Tie with El Salvador ends U.S. men's Olympic soccer dream
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A stoppage-time equalizer from El Salvador midfielder Jaime Alas ended the United States' hopes of qualifying for the Olympic men's soccer tournament Monday in Nashville, Tenn. Needing...
Inter sacks manager Ranieri after shocking run of form
MILAN -- Italian soccer giant Inter Milan on Monday sacked Claudio Ranieri in the wake of a disastrous run of form, despite team president Massimo Moratti claiming only hours earlier...
After five days with Jets, Stanton happy with Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Quarterback Drew Stanton is closing the book on New York. Four days after his brief, twisted odyssey with the Jets ended in a trade to the Colts, Stanton...
Pettitte could pitch in spring game next week for Yankees
TAMPA -- Andy Pettitte increased his workload by throwing in a simulated game, and Yankees manager Joe Girardi thinks the 39-year-old left-hander could pitch in a spring training game next...
MTA expands 'quiet car' pilot program on LIRR
The MTA is expanding its popular “quiet car” pilot program on the Long Island Railroad, officials said today. The expanded program adds quiet cars — where passengers voluntarily agree to...
Giants to open NFL season against Cowboys
The NFL could have been a bit more creative with the opponent for the Super Bowl champion Giants, who will host Kickoff Weekend at MetLife Stadium. Instead of sizzle, the...
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Review
In an ironic twist, Tiger Woods won his first tournament in 30 tries and is now the favorite to win the Masters in April on the same week that Tiger...
Anthony, Lin questionable for Knicks game against Magic
The Knicks say Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin are questionable for Wednesday night's home game against Orlando because of injuries.The Knicks didn't provide an update on forward Amare Stoudemire, who...
FIFA Street Review
For the first time in nearly four years, footballers can take their skills and tricks to the street in EA Sport’s FIFA Street.A rehashing of the street soccer series, FIFA...
Giants free agent Tollefson to visit with Packers
Giants free agent Dave Tollefson considers Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers a friend for nearly a decade, dating back to when Rodgers was a junior-college transfer at California and Tollefson was...
Jets re-sign Sanchez pal McKnight
The Jets announced on Tuesday that they re-signed second-year wide receiver Scotty McKnight, who was a childhood friend of quarterback Mark Sanchez. The Jets drafted McKnight in the seventh round...
Rutgers will open post-Schiano era at Tulane
Kyle Flood’s first game as Rutgers’ coach will be on the road against Tulane on Sept. 1. The Big East Conference school announced its 2012 schedule on Tuesday. It features...
Bloomberg calls on successor to follow his lead and not live in Gracie Mansion
No free rent for you! Mayor Bloomberg, the first mayor in more than a half century not to live in Gracie Mansion, today called on his successor to follow his...
Jets' Tebow has six thoroughbreds named after him
Tebow’s a horse, too. Of course. In fact, there are at least six thoroughbreds listed by The Jockey Club carrying the Tebow name. They’re all named for Tim Tebow, the...
Passengers subdue 'screaming' JetBlue captain as mid-air rant diverts flight
A JetBlue flight captain had to be tackled by passengers today after he ran up and down a packed flight screaming about "terrorism" and "al Qaeda" in a terrifying mid-air...
MTA brings back 'Poetry in Motion' campaign
The MTA announced today it’s bringing back the beloved “Poetry in Motion” campaign, the hugely popular literary program that gave straphangers a welcome dose of poetry for 16 years. The...
Mother’s strict diet for 7-year-old raises controversy
In a controversial article appearing in the April issue of Vogue magazine, author Dara-Lynn Weiss writes about the strict diet she imposed upon her daughter after a pediatrician suggested she...
Nets coach remains positive despite difficult season
To say it's been a difficult season for the Nets is an understatement. They've endured countless injuries, including seeing their only low-post scorer, Brook Lopez, limited to five games, and...
Trayvon Martin case moves to DC, civil rights leaders converge on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — The front lines of the Trayvon Martin case moved to Washington Tuesday, with family members and civil rights leaders expected to attend a Capitol Hill briefing as a...
Imprisoned al Qaeda terrorist could face third sentencing for 2000 jail attack
A former federal correction officer who was grievously injured by a jailed al Qaeda fiend is rooting for his attacker to win a pending appeal -- so he can face...
Mob turncoat details the 1997 slaying of NYPD cop Ralph Dols
A mob hit man today detailed the sickeningly intricate steps taken to rub out NYPD cop Ralph Dols, who'd innocently asked “what’s up” to his killers just seconds before they...
Manhattan cop guilty of sex assault after jury reaches partial verdict
A drunken, off-duty Manhattan cop who pulled his service weapon on an Inwood school teacher in a random attack last August was found guilty of three counts of predatory sexual...
Ryan expects Scott and Hunter back with Jets
PALM SPRINGS, Fla -- After Mark Sanchez, two of the more criticized players on the Jets after last year’s 8-8 season were right tackle Wayne Hunter and linebacker Bart Scott....
Mets' Dickey hopes to help others by revealing abuse in memoir
PORT ST. LUCIE ---- R.A. Dickey reveals in a new autobiography that he was sexually abused as a child and that he contemplated suicide as an adult.In an excerpt of...
Giants have eight picks in upcoming NFL Draft
As a former scout who views himself as a player evaluator more than anything else, Giants general manager Jerry Reese takes special interest in the NFL Draft. He is not...
Madam's accomplice glares at media circus outside court
If looks could kill, she'd be on the hook for more than just promoting prostitution. The gorgeous accused accomplice of alleged "Hockey Mom Madam" Anna Gristina wore a purse-lipped frown...
Obamacare in jeopardy after tough questioning at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the central issue in the challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law: whether the US Constitution permits the...
Texas model injured by plane propeller rejects $200K settlement offer
DALLAS -- A Texas model who walked into an airplane propeller rejected a $200,000 settlement offer from the plane's insurer. Scruggs, who lost an eye and a hand due to...
SAT, ACT tests to tighten security
College entrance exams just got a lot harder — to cheat on. Spurred by a spiraling cheating scandal at several Long Island high schools, test administrators introduced new security measures...
Payton will talk Saints coaching job with Parcells
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sean Payton has planned the New Orleans Saints’ offseason program, done some work on the upcoming draft and jotted down ideas for the start of training...
Immigration fight is farmers vs. Silicon Valley
Did you know that Vermont dairy farmers want their state to allow illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses so they can stay there and work? Did you know that farmers...
Jets coach throws his weight behind Sanchez
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Jets coach Rex Ryan threw his weight behind Mark Sanchez Tuesday morning, but he did not let his starting quarterback weigh in on the decision to...
Suspected bombers arrested after 'mass suicide attack' foiled
KABUL -- Afghan intelligence officials arrested 16 people after an apparent mass suicide bombing attack was foiled in Kabul, according to reports out Tuesday. Some 11 suicide bombing vests were...
Odds to win Final Four
Here are the current odds to win the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, which ends April 2: Kentucky 6-5 Ohio State 2-1 Kansas 5-2 Louisville 6-1
'Hamburglar' hits Maine McD's drive-thru
AUGUSTA, Maine -- Police in Augusta, Maine, were searching Tuesday for a real-life "Hamburglar" who snatched a bag of food at a McDonald's drive-thru. The mystery young man ran between...
Carnegie Deli creates monster Tim Tebow-inspired sandwich
The famed Carnegie Deli introduced the "Jetbow" in honor of new Jets backup quarterback, Tim Tebow -- a 3.5-pound monstrosity containing corned beef, pastrami, roast beef, American cheese, lettuce and...
Suspected al Qaeda member arrested in Spain for encouraging terror acts
VALENCIA, Spain -- Spanish police said Tuesday they arrested a suspected member of al Qaeda in the eastern city of Valencia. The interior ministry said the man, who was identified...
Obama covers microphone following Medvedev missile gaffe, but stands by comments
SEOUL -- A day after being caught on an open microphone telling his Russian counterpart he would have more "flexibility" to address a missile-defense disagreement following the November US election,...
Weinstein to release 'Bully' documentary unrated
Cinema heavyweight Harvey Weinstein will release the anti-bullying documentary "Bully" without a rating, throwing down the gauntlet to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), which slapped it with an...
Poor parenting to blame for London riots, leaked report says
LONDON -- A report leaked Tuesday into the violence in London last year blamed poor parenting and a lack of opportunities for young people for the widespread riots and looting....
Sarkozy urges TV networks not to screen French gunman's murder video
PARIS -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy urged TV networks Tuesday not to broadcast videos shot by an Islamist extremist killer during his recent shooting spree in southern France "under any...
Moroccan war on women
After hearing the story of Amina Filali, there can be no doubt the real war on women is not in American but in countries like Morocco. Amina Filali swallowed rat...
Obama explains gaffe: Don't listen to what I say, listen to what I say
President Obama tried, and failed, to explain to reporters what he meant when he told Russian leader Dmitri Medvedev that he would 'have more flexibility" after his election. His excuse? Don't...
NYC girls lacrosse preseason rankings
Riverdale reached the mountain top last season winning the program’s first-ever NYSAISAA title and have been the unquestioned queens of New York City lacrosse in recent years. The Falcons start...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the city's top baseball prospect?
New York City high school baseball is at an all-time high. The five boroughs are stacked with Division I recruits. The area has produced high picks each of the last...
PSAL baseball preseason rankings
This spring starts the way last year ended – with George Washington at the top. The nationally ranked Trojans are loaded yet again and have coach Steve Mandl back in...
NYC softball preseason rankings
Will familiar champions hoist the hardware again or will new faces climb to the mountain top? CHSAA state champion and No.1- ranked Archbishop Molloy is the favorite to repeat as...
NYC baseball preseason rankings
Basketball season is over yet Brooklyn still reigns. Did we miss something? After top-ranked George Washington, our next three teams hail from Brooklyn: defending NYSAISAA champion Poly Prep, loaded Grand...
NYC boys volleyball preseason rankings
Another boys volleyball season is upon us and once again it is an open landscape in the PSAL. Academy of American Studies, with its returning core and the experience of...
Raider nation: Defending CHSAA champ Regis expanding profile in city
Regis is in uncharted territory, not just for its program, but for CHSAA boys volleyball teams across the city. The Raiders will compete this year in tournaments at Cardozo, Francis...
PSAL softball preseason rankings
Tottenville enters the season as the favorite again after winning its seventh PSAL city title in eight years. But the Pirates lost Division I players Victoria McFarland and Nicole Palase...
Private baseball preview: Riverdale moving on without Irving; Fieldston counting on standout juniors
Over the last four years, Doug MacDonald had his cleanup hitter and catcher written in blue ink by February. Nat Irving was the face of the Riverdale baseball program and...
CHSAA/Private softball preseason rankings
Many people consider Archbishop Molloy the favorite to repeat as CHSAA state champion and there the Stanners are sitting at No. 1 in the preseason rankings. With the middle of...
NYC boys lacrosse preseason rankings
Another boys lacrosse season is upon us and we here at The Post unveil our first-ever NYC rankings. NYSAISAA champion Poly Prep sits at No. 1 with plenty back from...
PSAL Manhattan baseball preview
Last season, Beacon won the PSAL Manhattan A title, yet fell short of winning a city championship for late teammate and senior captain John Fernando, who tumbled off a roof...
Ivy League boys lacrosse preview
Fieldston was the class of the Ivy League before two sub-.500 seasons the last two years. The Eagles had won six of the last seven league titles before that and...
CHSAA boys lacrosse preview
Iona Prep is hell bent on avenging last season. The Gaels were swept in three games against rival Fordham Prep, including the NYCHSAA Class AA boys lacrosse final. “We don’t...
Brooklyn's Williams leads UMass into NIT at Garden
Chaz Williams may be small by basketball standards, but the Brooklyn-born point guard is making a very big impression. Williams, whose UMass Minutemen will play Stanford in the NIT Semifinals...
Tebow says Jets wanted press conference
There were plenty of questions from both inside and outside the Jets organization about the wisdom of holding a press conference for a backup quarterback. Tim Tebow wanted to make...
Tebow here to start for Jets
Tim Tebow, the Pray Hey Kid, held court inside the Jets fieldhouse yesterday, across from photos of Joe Namath and Weeb Ewbank and the other members of the club’s Ring...
Nets' Farmar out with groin injury
Add Jordan Farmar to the ever-growing list of casualties for the Nets this season. Farmar, who has dealt with groin injuries all season long, was ruled out for at least...
Red Bulls' Agudelo has knee surgery
Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo had surgery yesterday to repair a torn medial meniscus in his left knee. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Riley Williams at the Hospital...
Jets QB Sanchez 'not worried' Tebow is teammate
While nearly everyone who follows, cares about or roots for the Jets found a television yesterday at noon to watch Tim Tebow’s introductory press conference, the man most affected by...
CHSAA/Private baseball preseason rankings
Pitching and defense. The CHSAA and Ivy Prep League have plenty of both. Almost every top coach has a depth of arms and some slick fielding at their disposal in...
Christ the King's Lewis down to five
Isaiah Lewis’ benching hasn’t scared off college coaches. The talented junior guard said he has heard from several schools since Christ the King’s season ended prematurely with him on the...
Starr report
Tavis Smiley's panel discussion with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Suze Orman, among others, airs tomorrow night through Friday night on "Tavis Smiley" (midnight on Ch. 13). The discussion, held...
CHSAA Bronx/Westchester softball preview
Small ball. It may not be as sexy as the power approach, but Preston softball believes it’s just what is needed to bring the Panthers to the next level. “This...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYGLORIA ALLRED - Dr. Phil, 7 a.m., (OWN)LIONEL RICHIE, LITTLE BIG TOWN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)SAMMI GIANCOLA, DEENA CORTESE - LIVE!...
FIRST LOOK: Harry Potter in London
I am whizzing over the Thames, the wind in my face, so close that I can dip my hands in the water. Then suddenly, not of my own volition, I’m...
NFL says Saints bounty probe isn’t over
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell raised some eyebrows yesterday when he said the BountyGate investigation that resulted in massive penalties last week for New Orleans and disgraced...
PETE GILLEN: Ohio State will win it all
Former Xavier and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a New York native and CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst, shares some of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with The Post....
Tiger favored to win Masters
LONDON — Tiger Woods is back to winning, and back to being the British bookies’ favorite to win the Masters. The 14-time major champion won his first PGA Tour tournament...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Braves at Mets SNY1 p.m.Pirates at Phililes MLBN7 p.m.Blue Jays at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Rockies at Diamondbacks MLBNBasketball7 p.m.NIT, Semifinals: UMass vs. Stanford ESPN27 p.m.Women's NCAA Tournament,...
Baffert has heart attack in Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert had a heart attack early yesterday in Dubai where he was preparing to run Game On Dude in the...
‘Flexibility’ sparks post-election fears
President Obama’s chummy open-mic exchange with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday sounded very much like his foreign-policy Etch A Sketch moment. The two were finishing a conversation at the Seoul...
NY’s missing jobs
Job creation is a top priority of the Cuomo administration, and it’s easy to see why. The unemployment rate in 50 of our state’s 62 counties is now above the...
23G rent fine for Rangel
WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred Rep. Charlie Rangel has agreed to pay a $23,000 fine for using a rent-stabilized apartment as a campaign office, The Post has learned. Rangel, a Democrat now...
Law hits di$ability fakers
“Johnny Lungs” and “NASCAR Cliff” should consider themselves lucky. The controversial new pension law approved by Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature slashes disability pensions for new firefighters by 50...
Tebow’s ‘sack’ cloth
Welcome to the Big Apple, Tim Tebow. Now, suit up! Plain white shirts, square-toe loafers and pastel ties may cut it in Colorado and Florida, but in New York, we...
Intruders shoot man in UWS apt.
An Upper West Side man was shot yesterday during an attempted robbery in his apartment, cops said. The 20-year-old victim said in a 911 call that he let two men...
Weird but true
Come out with your paws up! Cops in Orlando, Fla., rushed to a house near the Citrus Bowl, answering a call that a gun-toting man was holed up inside. The...
O caught in ‘second term’ promises to Russia
WASHINGTON — President Obama got caught on a live microphone telling the president of Russia that he’ll have more “space” to cut a deal on missile defense after the November...
Buck wild in projects
Yo, Bambi, welcome to New York! Two wayward deer bounded through an upper Manhattan housing project yesterday, romping across its courtyards and stunning its residents. “I’ve never seen anything like...
Bell cop duo out — but get to keep pensions
Two veteran cops ousted from the NYPD for their roles in the Sean Bell killing turned in their retirement papers yesterday. Detectives Marc Cooper and Michael Oliver walked into One...
AMI boosts Elliott
American Media yesterday named Kristen Elliott group publisher vice president.Elliott, who was publisher of AMI-owned Natural Health and Fit Pregnancy, replaces industry veteran Diane Newman, who left AMI earlier this...
Revel to roll
Revel, the $2.4 billion Atlantic City casino resort that almost didn’t get built, cleared its final major hurdle yesterday. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved a casino license for...
Starbucks rival dumped shares
Robert P. Stiller, founder and chairman of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., sold $66.3 million of his stock before it plunged the most in four months on news that Starbucks...
Facebook: ‘Fraud’ is no friend of ours
Facebook, looking to dismiss a claim by a Western New York man to half of the $100 billion social networking giant, told a judge he was a liar and a...
Mets sign pitcher Young to minor-league deal
JUPITER, Fla. --The Mets yesterday finalized a minor league contract with right-handed pitcher Chris Young, according to general manager Sandy Alderson. The 32-year-old, who pitched briefly for the Mets last...
Mets ace Santana throws 88 pitches, finishes strong
JUPITER, Fla.-- Johan Santana’s control wasn’t great, but he still managed to salvage his afternoon. The Mets ace allowed two runs in the first inning and then rebounded with four...
Loss of Amar'e shouldn’t doom Knicks’ season
The news about Amar’e Stoudemire’s back isn’t good. It can’t be anytime the words “bulging disk” and “out indefinitely” are used in the same statement. Interim Knicks coach Mike Woodson...
Tebow makes impression tackling New York media
We can obsess for months — will obsess for months — over what we don’t know about Tim Tebow. Will he ever develop a professional arm? Don’t know. Can he...
Jaguars owner says Tebow chose Jets
PALM BEACH, Fla. — John Elway isn’t the only one contradicting Tim Tebow’s version of how his trade to the Jets went down. New Jaguars owner Shad Khan told The...
‘Mad’ about ‘Men’
‘Mad Men” fans returned in record numbers Sunday night — giving the show its best-ever ratings. Sunday’s two-hour Season 5 premiere, the first new “Mad Men” episode in 17 months,...
Jack Osbourne appendix had to come out
Reality television star Jack Osbourne, son of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and “America’s Got Talent” judge Sharon Osbourne, was recovering yesterday after having his appendix removed over the weekend. Osbourne, 26,...
Parcells could fill in as Saints coach
PALM BEACH, Fla. — It seems like Bill Parcells is at it again. The NFL’s annual meetings here were abuzz yesterday at reports — not exactly denied by Parcells —...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Baylor women romp Brittney Griner had 23 points, 15 rebounds and nine blocks before being ejected with less than a minute left as top-seeded Baylor (38-0) rolled over Tennessee...
The Post Line
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Affrunti’s Turf Paradise Grade
Post Time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-6f; $5,900; cl($3,500); 3up 2-De Sica 5-2 3-Rozys Scenario 8-1 4-Rocky Rascal 6-1 6-Rexburg 5-1 5-Stockton Pass 7-2 7-Buck's Bull 9-2 1-Fire Talker 6-1 SECOND-6 1/2f;...
Home Team Lineups
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Meet Hollywood's newest sex bomb
It was the most memorable birthday song since Marilyn Monroe serenaded John Kennedy. On Sunday’s season premiere of “Mad Men,” Don Draper’s new wife, Megan, decided to give her man...
How to fight terrorism: France learns the hard way
The Issue: The killing of seven people in France and the NYPD’s effort to prevent similar Islamist terror here. *** Only a fool would believe that Islamists like Mohamed Merah...
Get well, Mr. Cheney
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is said to be resting comfortably after receiving a heart transplant over the weekend. Much to the annoyance of the left and a large chunk...
CPA throws the books at Espadas
There’s no accounting for these alleged crooks. Pedro Gautier Espada called the shots on how to categorize suspicious expenses at the Bronx janitorial company that he and his father, former...
Ratings ban in budget ‘nix’ – but still in the mix
ALBANY — Teacher evaluations will stay public — for now. A brief legislative effort to sneak a provision into the state budget that would have blocked the public release of...
‘Kid’ Quinn: I’d have been OWSer
If only Occupy Wall Street took place in 1986, mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn would have jumped on board instead of playing it down the middle, she said. Quinn (pictured), the...
Deadly ‘L’ brawler ID
The thug who allegedly started the subway brawl that led to the death of a Queens college student Friday was identified yesterday as a homeless man who spent time participating...
Jury torn in rape rap against cop
Jurors are struggling to reach a consensus on whether a drunken, off-duty cop raped a second-grade teacher at gunpoint in an upper Manhattan back yard last summer, but have successfully...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are seeking the young man pictured in connection with an Upper West Side bank robbery. He allegedly handed a teller a note in the Sovereign branch at 2275...
Peninsula Hosp to shut
Bankrupt Peninsula Hospital is being taken off life support.The state Health Department ordered the Arverne, Queens, hospital closed for good, because of trouble with its finances and its medical lab....
Supreme Court plunges into Obama health battle
WASHINGTON — US Supreme Court justices yesterday signaled through rapid-fire questions that they were gunning to rule on ObamaCare and not dodge the issue. As they opened three days of...
Side-show Rick takes jab at Mitt
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum took to the Supreme Court sidewalk yesterday not to protest the Obama health-care law as it was being debated inside, but to blast his principal GOP...
Grocer, 89, found murdered
A beloved 89-year-old supermarket owner was found dead in his Queens home — his hands bound and his face smashed — after one of his weekly trips to Atlantic City,...
Beleaguered Liu axes 105G aide
City Comptroller John Liu sacked his scheduling director yesterday in a sign of continuing staff turmoil in his office, sources said yesterday.Maribel Torres, who worked for 18 years in the...
‘Killer’ sgt. wife in denial
WASHINGTON — The wife of the US Army sergeant accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians says she does not think her husband could have carried out the massacre because he...
BofA hops into $1.9B EMI deal
Universal Music Group has hired Bank of America to shop three music catalogs in order to raise money for the acquisition of EMI’s recorded music division, sources tell The Post....
Ben-flation caused by Fed’s failed policy
The economy is broken. Who says? Ben Bernanke does. You don’t have to do much interpreting of the Federal Reserve chairman’s speech yesterday to draw that conclusion. The guy, to...
Rangers will play Wild while watching Penguins
By the time the Rangers take the ice for the third period tonight against the Wild, they could find themselves in second place in the division and fourth in the...
Giants take time on free agents
The Giants have been fairly quiet since the start of NFL free agency and aren’t likely to make any big splash, but general manager Jerry Reese said he isn’t done...
Nets lose to Jazz
The Jazz played a four-overtime thriller Sunday night in Atlanta, and last night’s game against the Nets at Prudential Center was their fourth in five nights. But the Nets looked...
‘Don’t say fired’
Camille Grammer wants you to know she wasn’t fired from “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She pulled out of the glitzy show, she said yesterday, after reports began to surface...
Sinking feeling
How many times is this ship going to go down(ton)? I’m talking about ABC’s upcoming “Titanic” mini series, which begins on April 14, the 100th anniversary of the day that...
Jimmy gets Emmys
ABC has gone in-house and hired Jimmy Kimmel to host this year’s Emmy Awards. It will be the “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host’s first time emceeing TV’s biggest night. “Glee” star...
Sleepless in Miami
Too many DJs. No, really, way too many DJs. As the electronic dance-music wave crests, it’s hard to imagine what it would have felt like to hang out through all...
Nene deal didn’t pan out
In my 12-day-on-delay mind, the most mystifying trade at the deadline was the Nuggets’ deportation of Nene to the Wizards for JaVale McGee. Why would they outbid ($65 million over...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1m&70y; $23,000; cl($7,500); 4up MARCHING TUNE drops for first start since February, when he finished third against allowance...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $10,000; cl($16,000); 3up7Italan Star (Brton)32.2010.807.403Humor and Hert (Collns)6.803.601Actionable Offense (Stevens)6.80* $1 Exacta (7-3) $83.60 * $1 Quinella (3-7) $56.40 * $1 Superfecta (7-3-1-6) $1,754.50 * $1 Trifecta (7-3-1)...
Mad Madonna still a ray of light
Madonna MDNA ★★★★ Hell hath no fury like Madonna scorned. In the four years since she recorded her last studio album, Madonna blew up her marriage to Guy Ritchie, made...
More teacher thuggery
New York’s schoolkids may have caught a break yesterday — but they’re hardly out of the secrecy woods. Albany officials said a budget deal this week won’t include a teachers-union-driven...
FDR, tax avoider
Mitt Romney has taken lots of flak for paying an effective tax rate of about 14 percent on his considerable income of the last few years. Well, how about Franklin...
Bam’s Supreme risk
With the Supreme Court marathon on ObamaCare in full swing, the politics of ObamaCare remain tricky — but not in the way conventional opinion describes. You’ll hear that while many...
Ex-NAACP big rips Al & Jesse for handling of Trayvon Martin shooting
The furor over the shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin is being “exploited” by the likes of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to “racially divide the country,” a civil-rights leader...
Shooter’s claim to police: Trayvon Martin pounced on me
Trayvon Martin was the real aggressor in his deadly encounter with George Zimmerman — punching the neighborhood-watch volunteer, slamming his head on the sidewalk and grabbing for his gun, according...
Pirro: I’m too petite to fight
Ex-con Al Pirro denies he punched a waiter and drunkenly threatened the staff at a Scarsdale eatery — even as a new source came forward to back up the story...
DSK back on the hook
Frisky Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been hit with criminal sex charges — again. The former International Monetary Fund chief was charged in France yesterday with procuring women and being involved...
Fuhgeddabout Hollywood: NY
It looks as if Hollywood is about to lose more business to New York. Steiner Studios, the city’s largest sound-stages facility — where series like HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” are now...
New Coney entrance just beachy
Straphangers heading out to Coney Island will be getting a spectacular new entrance to its fabled boardwalk. City officials yesterday unveiled an $11 million plan for a new gateway to...
Call for a McBoycott
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday called on her West Village constituents to boycott a Greenwich Village McDonald’s because of a series of brutal fights — outside and inside —...
Bridge-slay mom grieves ‘every minute’ for son
The grieving mother whose son was slain on the Brooklyn Bridge 18 years ago because he was Jewish said she feels the pain of her beloved boy’s death “every minute”...
Scarlett’s hacker guilty
LOS ANGELES — An unemployed Florida man faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty yesterday to hacking into the e-mail accounts of such celebrities as Christina Aguilera,...
Sweet music: Revenue hit high note in 2011
Music companies were certainly singing a happy tune in 2011. In addition to posting the first annual increase in units sold since 2004 last year, the music business also produced...
Universal wins sex book war
Hollywood is hot and bothered. After a heated bidding war, Universal Pictures has landed the movie rights for the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy — the kinky book series that...
Not a piece o’ cake
Bankrupt Hostess Brands is hoping to reach a deal with its unions that will allow it to sell individual brands to raise cash, The Post has learned. The maker of...
Business briefs
Point takenJPMorgan Chase doesn’t have to pay trader Kai Herbert $921,500 after a missing decimal point in an employment contract led him to believe he would be paid 10 times...
Monti battles strangles
An outbreak of strangles, a highly contagious equine upper respiratory tract infection, at Saratoga Raceway has affected racing at Monticello Raceway.“As you know we’re on lock down. No horses can...
Patriots praise Jets for landing Tebow
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Jets’ biggest rival is welcoming Tim Tebow to the AFC East with open arms, and the NFL commissioner thinks it’s a fine move, too. You...
Devils fit in Zajac facing Blackhawks tonight
This silver lining has a dark cloud. The Devils are rightfully ecstatic to have their No. 1 center, Travis Zajac, back in the lineup. But with only six games left...
Knicks miss Lin with sore knee
Linsanity took last night off, as Jeremy Lin’s sore left knee forced him to sit out the Knicks’ 89-80 victory over the Bucks. Lin, who sat out the final quarter-plus...
Knicks defeat Bucks; Anthony injured
Not again! Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks to an impressive win last night in a critical game against the Bucks, but also re-injured his right groin, joining teammates Amar’e Stoudemire...
Close call
The brick-wielding woman charged with breaking into Simon Cowell’s $14 million London mansion over the weekend reportedly “wandered around” from room to room — even lying on Cowell’s bed at...
Yankees pitcher Pettitte closer to game action
TAMPA -- Under normal circumstances a starting pitcher’s natural progression in spring training is bullpen sessions, two or three batting practice outings and on to exhibition games. Because Andy Pettitte...
Stellar spring has Hughes on verge of Yankees rotation
TAMPA — Phil Hughes has done everything the Yankees have asked of him since spring training camp opened. Is it good enough for the right-hander to cop one of the...
NYC player leads UMass to NIT semis
Chaz Williams may be small by basketball standards, but the Brooklyn-born point guard is making a very big impression. Williams, whose UMass Minutemen will play Stanford in the NIT Semi-Finals...
Parx Racing Charts
March 26th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. 3w bid, going awayTime: 23.63, 48.98, 1:16.09, 1:3.56, 1:45.04.Trainer: Edward AllardWinner: DK B/ C,...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7f; $29,000; mdn cl($16,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 IndianPowWow(L),116C Lopez4-7-3Servis3-12 Global Alliance(L),116J Davis2-3-xContessa4-13 Go to the Net(L),118SCamchJr2-2-3Sciacca5-14 Emily's Twist(L),123M Luzzi4-x-xR Dutrow8-55 Cobalt Red(L),123A...
Mets' Wright impressive in return
JUPITER, Fla. — David Wright was in the Mets lineup for the first time this exhibition season and nobody else got hurt, so yesterday had to rate as one of...
Story behind the song
Jessica Paré’s scene-stealing moment came in Sunday’s Season 5 premiere, as she slinked her way through a birthday-party performance for Don of the French song “Zou Bisou Bisou.” French-raised chanteuse...
Soft-soaping a real horror story
Holocaust deniers are a reprehensible lot. But they can be transfixing. That’s the uncomfortable message one takes away from “The Soap Myth,” presented by the National Jewish Theater. In it,...
Cheeseheads with press cards
First it was judges. Now it’s journalists. Turns out more than two dozen editorial employees of the Gannett Wisconsin newspapers also signed petitions urging the recall of the state’s Republican...
Tiger’s return: a tale of shame
On Sept. 13, 2009, Tiger Woods notched his 71st victory on the PGA Tour. It wasn’t ’til last Sunday that he marked his 72nd, the first time he’d ever gone...
Colombo canary: Tommy taught me Murder 101
“Take an eye for an eye.”That was the advice that a turncoat Colombo crime-family captain says he got from his mentor, Thomas “Tommy Shots” Gioeli — the man who allegedly...
Tests censored by: (A) city, (B) state, (C) all of above
The city isn’t alone in its sensitivity to dinosaurs and dancing.State officials told The Post yesterday that they also conform to test-industry policy of avoiding issues deemed controversial on student...
Bobby Brown ‘DUI’
LOS ANGELES — Bobby Brown was arrested yesterday in the San Fernando Valley on suspicion of driving under the influence.California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Harris said the 43-year-old ex-husband of...
Burning rage
A protester shrieks in pain yesterday after setting himself aflame during a demonstration in India against a visit by China’s president. Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-year-old Tibetan exile, suffered burns over...
Judge unloads on gun fans
A judge yesterday shot down efforts to kill the $340 fee imposed on city residents who want to keep handguns in their homes.A group of gun owners last year claimed...
Parents: ‘We need to know!’
Albany politicians must slap a failing grade on any plan to conceal teacher grades, outraged public-school parents told The Post yesterday. “There needs to be accountability, and that’s only going...
Window escape
A Queens woman jumped out of a window to escape armed robbers who held her and her children up at gunpoint yesterday, cops said. Two thugs pushed their way into...
No joke! It’s Arlen on stage
Did you hear the one about the former US senator who made his New York stand-up comedy debut at age 82?Arlen Specter — who spent five terms in Washington honing...
Room for Hilton on 42nd St.
We wrote in January that the grim era for West 42nd Street’s south blockfront between Sixth Avenue and Broadway was “just about over.” Now, subtract “just about.” A midline-priced Hilton...
BATS plummeting post IPO failure
Bats Global Markets captured its fourth-smallest share of US stock trading in 2012, one session after the exchange’s failed initial public offering. Its two exchanges handled 10.29 percent of US...
Goldman ‘sacks’
A Silicon Valley couple who entrusted their $1 billion tech fortune to Goldman Sachs claims newly discovered documents show the Wall Street firm hijacked $450 million of stock by wrongly...
Feds want Ally breakup
The US Treasury Department, which put $17.2 billion into a bailout of Ally Financial, would prefer a breakup and sale of the lender because an initial public offering may not...
Lionsgate must pick between talented execs
Team Twilight or Team Hunger Games? That’s the debate raging inside Lionsgate Entertainment, the “Hunger Games” studio that acquired rival “Twilight” studio Summit Entertainment for $412.5 million in January. With...
Knicks' Stoudemire out indefinitely with back injury
In a potentially season-changing blow for Amar’e Stoudemire and the Knicks, the club announced yesterday the star forward is out with a bulging disk in his lower back and that...
Shopping gets personal
In the past year, personal shopping Web sites have exploded, offering interactive, highly individual experiences tailored to your specific tastes. They all follow a similar formula: Follow people (or stores)...
Decade in prison, then deport for Qns. baby dumper
A Queens woman admitted to killing her newborn baby girl by dumping her in a trashcan after giving birth in a hospital restroom. Dawa Lama, 23, told Queens Supreme Court...
Man carjacks vehicle to get to hospital but dies after accident en route
A mortally wounded man carjacked a vehicle to race to a Queens hospital — but got into a car accident on the way and later died, police sources said today....
Judge upholds city's suit against cigarette bootleggers
A judge refused today to snuff out the city’s suit against two alleged cigarette bootleggers accused of evading about $6.5 million in taxes on nearly 450,000 cartons of smokes. Manhattan...
Knicks shake off injury bug to beat Bucks 89-80
Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points, delivering his highest total in two months without the injured Amare Stoudemire and Jeremy Lin, and the Knicks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 89-80 on Monday...
Millsap double-double leads weary Jazz over Nets
NEWARK, N.J. — Paul Millsap had 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Utah Jazz shook off the weariness from their four-overtime loss 24 hours earlier to beat the Nets...
NYPD hunting 'bouquet-bandit' suspected of robbing 2 banks
Police today released a photo of a bouquet-bearing bandit wanted in connection with two bank holdups on the Upper West Side. The suspect first struck at 2:50 p.m. Feb. 23...